Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

General Information

• Colors:
• Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold

• Models:
• SM-A8100, SM-A810F, SM-A810F, SM-A810YZ, SM-A810S

• SAR EU:
• 0.13 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• About 300 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - Taiwan, LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - UAE

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2016, September

• Status:
• Available. Released 2016, October

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)

• Weight:
• 182 g (6.42 oz)

• Build:
• Front glass, aluminum body

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Type:
• Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)

Platform

• OS:
• Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

• Chipset:
• Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

• CPU:
• Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)

• GPU:
• Mali-T760MP8

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

• Internal:
• 32GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 16 MP, f/1.9, AF

• Features:
• LED flash, panorama, HDR

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 8 MP, f/1.9

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• FM radio, RDS, recording

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, ANT+

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery

• Talk time:
• Up to 22 h (3G)

• Music play:
• Up to 44 h